FOUNTAIN AND TALLMAN Museum Curator Marilyn Ferguson points to a brick and slate wall that will be restored by Leland Peterson of Volcano. Peterson was the mortar restoration contractor for the Herrick and Hangmans' Tree building. Democrat photos by Shelly Thorene

THE CLOSEUP VIEW shows the lost mortar. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

AN OVERVIEW of the downstairs portion of the downtown museum, with Marilyn Ferguson in the center, shows the work ahead for the old-time mortar specialist. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

A DISPLAY CASE hides a passageway that PG&E had cut between two buildings. The brick-over will get restored as well.
Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene